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technology

Dorothea Lange

by Mark February 18, 2010 instruction

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” Dorothea Lange This can be said of any technology used for education … The objective is not to teach our students how to use the technology. It’s to teach them what, by using the technology, we all can learn about interacting [...]

Interactive White Board and Joint Computing

by Mark January 28, 2010 instruction

The killer app for Interactive White Boards ( SmartBoards ) is the fact that groups of students can easily cooperate using a single GUI.

The Grumps are Starting to “Get It”

by Mark January 27, 2010 instruction

Ito talks of a small minority of kids who “geek out” using media tools to fashion their own statements and expressions in an interactive way. We just call it Social Studies.

Online Work-Flow For School Newspaper Defined

by Mark December 17, 2009 classroom_culture

The 4th and 5th grades are joining forces to publish a school newspaper. They need an online workflow which is backed-up, feature-rich and future-proof. This outline of our plans is a starting point.

Title One Heaven: When Technology and Teaching Take Off

by Mark December 17, 2009 cooperative_learning

In a small Title One school in Virginia, teachers are taking their learners past what many in the more well-to-do areas are doing. This is a great example of technology, teaching and title one surpassing expectations. Using Mo Willems, reading, writing, art and social media in 1st grade.

Pixilated Static

by Mark December 16, 2009 instruction

Digital garble just doesn’t have the same je ne sais quoi.

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